The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-11-17
EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT
j. j. zUCCARELLo, EDITOR.
TEACHERS MEETING.

Giles county are earnestly request
ed to meet in Pulaski on Friday
night and Saturday Nov. 18th and
Doth, State Supt. Frank Smith has
had Friday night appointed to de-
liver a popular address at Martin
College, and he will address the
teachers and directors Saturday on
The subject of grading the public
schools. Other important subjects
are on the program for discussion.
GILES COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION.
According to suggestion made
by the committee on supervision at
the State Teachers Association.
and also in response to q call made
by the superintendent, the following
school directors met in the county
court room on Saturday Nov. 5th
and organized the Giles County
Board OF Education, with J. j. Zuc-
carello chairman and John Dyer,
secretary: District No. l, w. j.
McNeeley and S. A. Gordon, 2,
Rev. Mr.. Pollard and W. H. Jones;
4, Taylor Zigler; 5, J. P. Wood
ward and II. f. Kimbrougi; 6, j.
B. Sbort and W. B. Reynolds; 2,
John W. Dyer; 8, Hance Aymett;
II, Bum Burch and Hey. A. 81
EzelI; Is, John-W. Fry; Is, L. j.
Wilburn; 19, j. Nj. Carter; 20, R. j
Curtis. After few remarks by
The chairman setting forth the du-
ties Of the board, it was mo we'd by
A. N. Ezell and seconded by W. j.
McNeeley that all the public funds
he pended in one session. Mo-
ton carried. A motion was made
to begin all the public schools Oh
the first Monday in January but a
motion was carried in lien of shat
to leave the time Of beginning to the
directors of The several districts.
a motion was made and carried
that the directors require teachers
to return their registers and alb
attracts TO the clerk before they re-
ceive their last warrant.
Hon. [. B. Harwell delivered q
short address concerning the i'm
portance Of observing Arbor Day.
The uniformity Of textbooks be-
ing deemed one the most tangible
subjects before the hoard, it was
thought best TO begin this impor-
tant matter at once, and not en-
deavor to make complete change
of books. So the reader and spell
er were the only books adopted.
McGufey's Revised Reader and
Selected Words in Spelling and
Dictation we're adopted, and the
directors were urged upon to see
that only these books were used.
Some reasons why the board
adopted Selected Words in Spelling
in preference to any other speller.
LIST. Because the publishers propose
| to furnish them at 1625 cents each and
take in exchange all the old spoilers
in the county, allowing cents each no
matter how badly damaged, and to ex-
change with our book dealers book for
book.
End. 1t is exactly suited to the needs
| of our schools, because the words are
| only those that school children meet
and have to use, being selected from
readers and other text books in con-
slant use in different classes.
1t is perfectly graded. Section L.
contains the vocabulary OF frsts read
ers section IL. of second readers; Sec
/ ton III. OF third readers part II.wOrds
| from fourth and fifth readers and text
books OF corresponding grades.
4th. 1t is practical. The words are
| chosen fIom the yocabularies used by
| They sresclassifed according TO their as
ISOLATION and use. They are arranged
| to furnish material for com position
| work.
5th. 1t is sensible. 1t agrees with the
teachers experience that 3 large num-
Der Of known words need only TO be
studsed for their spelling, others for
| their use, and that certain other words
need to be known before q child is
prepare to meet the requirements of
social and business life.
| 9th. IL is Instructive, because it con-
tains many paragraphs which furnish
| information upon practical and impor-
tart topics in geography, history, civil
government, biography, literature, nat
ural history and elementary science.
7Gh. 1t is entertaining, because 1t
presents such variety of exercises for
! class and home work, and because it
contains SO many gems of poetry and
| ,roaa frora our most eminent authnrs